Closure for mothproof bags.



J. yJ. SCHBUCH.

CLOSUEE FOR MOTHPROOP BAGS.

APPLICATION FILED No.1?, 1910.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

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JACOB JULIUS SCHEUOH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE WHITE TARCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

cLosURn Fon lvrornrnoor BAGS. l

Specification lof Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, i915.

To all whom t may concern l Be it known that I, JACO JULIUS SGHEUCH, acitizen of the United States, residing in lthe borough of Manhattan, `inthe city,

bag of the type just referred to which willy be simple in construction,comparatively cheap in manufacture and eihcient and durable in use andin which the mouth of the bag will be securely closed 'against theentrance of dust, moths or the like.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of this invention and thebest mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure i is a backview in elevation of my new bag; Fig. 2 is a front view of the bag inelevation, a part of the bag being broken away to disclose the'interiorconstruction;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in perspective;

Fig. i is a sectional detail on the line A-A of Fig. 1; and Fig. 5 is afragmentary view showing the pivotal mounting of the clasps.

The bag a is formed with a rear or back wall b, a front wall c andlateral orl side walls d, the latter being lformed with folds e. Theback wall b is provided with two plates f, g, the plate f being insidethe bag while the plate g is outside thereof. These plates f, g arefastened together, as by riveting, with the back wall interposed betweenthem. The inside plate f is provided withhooks f from which the articlesmay be suspended. The outside plate g is provided with a bail 7L bywhich the ba a may be hung up on a peg or other suita le support. As isshown in Fig. 3 (which illustrates the bag open, while Figs. 1 and 2show it closed), the top of the front wall c extends abovethe mouth i ofthe bag, when the latter is open; and the upper edge of the front wall cis reinforced with a stiff bindingstrip c-. When this strip is folded ordoubled over once,` it covers the upper edge of the back wall 4b and themouth :of the bag is lthereby closed. Just below the stiE binding stripc there is pivotally fastened to the front wall c at each side thereof ahookshaped clasp j. As best shown in Fig-1f, the mouth ofthe bag isclosed by first folding the strip c over the top edge of the back wall band then making a `second fold, whereby the top edge of the back-wall isbent over and lies pressed againstthe front wall. The hook-shapedclaspsj are then turned down .from the dotted-line position of Fig. l to thefull-line position thereof, wherein the endsof the strip c and thefolded parts of the walls of the bag are covered.v Moreover, the stripo', these folded parts and the walls on the opposite side of the striptherefrom are pressed rm'ly together. Thus, a very tight closure of themouth of the bag is obtained.

l claiinf j l. A bag of the character described havi ing a front walland a back wall, one of which walls projects above the other a distancesuiiicient to permit the projecting wall to be folded over the otherwall without folding the latter and which is provided with a pair ofswinging clasps pivoted on the projecting wall below the line of thefirst fold and free to swing in a plane parallel to said walls and overthe lateral edges of the bag; said clasps being adapted and arranged tovlie in their closing position opposed to and over the lateral edges ofthe foldedportions of said walls and to cover and close the ends of thefolded portions of the bag. l

2. A bag of the character described having a front wall and a back wall,one of which walls projects above the other a distance suficient topermit the projecting wall to be folded over the other wall wlthoutfolding the latter and the upper edge of which is provided with areinforcing strip;` the wall having the projecting foldable portionbeing providedwith a pair of swinging clasps 'pivoted below thereinforcing strip and free to swing in a plane parallel to said wallsand over the lateral edges of the bag; said clasps being adapted andarranged to lie in their closing position opposed to and over thelateral edges of the folded portions of said walls and to cover andclose the ends of the folded portions of the has 3. A. beg of thecharacter described hoving a front Wall and a back Well and open at onlyitsl mouth; one of which Wells projects v position over and to cover andclose the endsA of the folded portions of the bag only after saidprojecting Well has been twice folded upon itself.

4f. A beg of `the character described hsving o front Wall and e beckWall and open et only its mouth; one of which Wells projects above theother e distance snticient to permit the projecting Well to be foldedover the v ing Well niedeee other Well Without folding the letter andwhich is provided with e pair of yswinging hook-shaped clasps pivoted onthe projectend tree to swing in e. plone parsllel theretog the hook endsof seid clasps being arranged to swing over the lateral edges of the begsind to embrace and close the ends of the folded portions of the begonly after the projecting well has been twice folded upon itself.

ln testimony vvhereoic ll hereunto set my hond this sixth day ofNovember, 1910, et New York city, N. Y., in the presence oia the twoundersigned Witnesses.

JAC/@B dlULllJS SCHETUCH.

1"sVitnesses CLAUDE L. Coon7 )EDWARD Seher/AN.

